Before course start each student is asked to read the literature provided, write and submit a short essay on home country animal waste management and regulation of animal waste use (3-5 pages) and prepare a five minutes presentation.
The first week consists primarily of lectures, case-based exercises and hands-on laboratory work in teams of between three and five persons.
In the second week, the primary teaching form will be groupwork, during which the students define and carry out a project to analyse a particular biowaste treatment problem.
Excursions to farms and environmental technology industries will also be included.